When the participant arrived, the rules and the route that they had to drive were explained and they were also asked to sign a consent document. The rules were that they should never take their hands off of the steering wheel. They should always keep both their hands at the same height unless they had to turn the wheel. Each participant had to do four trials. The first trial was more of a warmup trial so that the participant gets to understand when and where they had to change lanes. For the first trial, none of the CAT devices were turned on. However, for trials 2, 3 and 4, one of the CAT devices were activated. Participants one to five were tested with Garmin, Participants six to ten with Audiovox, Participants eleven to sixteen with Mobileye and the final five participants with RD-140. …show more content…
Data Analysis The different types of warnings the CAT device gave were noted, according to the time of a trial. For example, if the CAT device gave out a Forward Collision Warning at the fifth minute of the trial, then it was noted as FCW as a warning, and the time it was shown as 05:00:00. This was used later on to find the exact time and place the CAT device gave the warning by using eye tracking data. By using eye-tracking data, it was used to figure out whether the warning that the CAT device gave was correct or not. The warning was judged to be correct whenever the driver took actions by either slowing down by braking or steering the wheel. For example, if the CAT device gave a Forward Collision Warning and the driver took action by slowing down, then it was judged to be a correct warning. However, if there was no vehicle in front and the driver chose to ignore it, then it was judged to be a false warning. Figure 3.5 shows that the CAT device, RD-140 gave a Forward Collision Warning. The eye-tracking data revealed that there was a vehicle in front and the participant took action by slowing down in the next few seconds. Therefore, this was calculated as a correct
In the case study titled Magic Eye Inc., the issue of concern is that the vice-president of the company believes that the individual programmers are receiving great salaries, work conditions, and benefits. But for some unknown reason seem to lack the motivation to perform at their full potential to improve the companies overall performance. Seeking the help of Muriel Tremblay head of personnel to find out what is the problem. Muriel continues by interviewing a programmer that she knows by the name of Jeannine Savaria to possibly understand what the issue is. To understand what is going on in this situation and its underlining issues is to first comprehend the motivation of the employee’s
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Imagine that your car could detect hazardous roads before you could sense it? A feature that provides this type of protective driving exists within European cars. This valuable safety feature that is offered in European cars i...
Humans have been studying eye movements for many years now. The first recorded person to publish studies that contributed to the field of eye tracking was Louis Émile Javal [1, 2] in 1878, roughly a century before computers started becoming commonly used. Javal observed human eye movement while reading and was the first to observe that eyes make a combination of rapid movements (which he called saccades) and short stops (which he called fixations). Javal conducted this experiment without the assistance of any instruments, using only his naked eye.
Statistics show 16- to 17-year-old driver death rates increase with each additional passenger, which is due to distracted driving. Taking your eyes off the road for 2 (two) seconds, at 60 mph, means you have driven blindly for half the length of a football field. The risk of fatality is 3.6 times higher, when they are driving with passengers than when alone. For many years, the correlation between driving behavior and age has interested highway safety researchers and administrators. It is general knowledge that the greatest risk of motor vehicle crash...
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Many of us have had close calls when the unexpected happens while driving. Most of the time, other drivers cause the unexpected things that demand emergency maneuvers on our part. In a way, that's fortunate because it's far easier to predict the actions of another human being than events caused by inanimate objects, such as a tree dropping a large branch on the road. Those occurrences are usually rare.
I hope you both take this seriously and remember all of these tasks while driving. It will help save your life as well as others as I have mentioned before. So, take this information and drill it into your head so no tragedies will occur from poor judgment.
What is this world coming to? When most of us think of tracking devices they think of primarily negative issues. But that has all changed now. A tracking device the size of a tic tack that can be surgically implanted to provide a tamper proof means of identification, enhanced e-business security, locating lost or missing individuals, monitoring heart rate, vital signs, tracking of the elderly, the location of valuable property, and monitoring the medical conditions of at risk patients, all at the convenience of a button or a phone call (www.allnet). It is called the GPM or as we know it the Global Positioning Microchip. Today I will discuss the ideals of the implanted microchip and some of the technical, social, economic, ethical and practical implications of its technology. Furthermore exploring some of the benefits and dangers of such a device. Invented entirely for animals man has expanded its uses to stolen cars tracking devices, criminal rehabilitations, and experimental animal observations. The chip has come a long way but where will it go from here.
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These technologies have made driving an easier and enjoyable experience, as well as reducing our chances of getting into accidents. The research presented in the following article “Driven to Distraction [in car technology]” provided surprising conclusions. Professor John D. Lee from the University of Iowa states the following issue: “Technology is changing very quickly. Many of these things coming into the car were not designed to be used in it. ”(Edwards 8).
Nevertheless, hands-free phones are just as disturbing as hand held phones. They both serve the same purpose when it comes to distracting the driver from state of the road. Thus, hand held devices do not increase safety, and I have observed this when using the cell phones as I drive. At the same time, I have noticed that my reaction time significantly reduced, and I almost caused an accident. When I look at this slow reaction, I compare it to that of an old...
Road safety is one of the most important aspects of daily living. Our vehicle is our main transportation from one place to another. The number of car and motorcycle accidents seem to be increasing because of the many distractions, the lack of safety measures and judgment to road conditions and weather. Not being cautious increases the chances of not only injuring ourselves but hurting others as well. On the road, you see people talking on their cell phones or texting, eating, putting makeup on, changing the radio station, reading or using your GPS while driving. These are all distractions that endanger drivers, passengers and bystanders safety. Safe driving involves off-road precautionary measures such as making sure tires are properly inflated, testing windshield wipers, getting regular oil changes and tune-ups and adjusting the mirrors. All of these actions can help prevent an accident. Unfortunately, not all of us decide to wear our seat belts when driving or turn signal ligh...